Tent



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G. I. DICKEY TENT Filed Nov. 17'. 1923 Patented Apr. 29, 19 24.

UNITED STATES GEORGE I. DICKEY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

TENT.

Application filed November 17, 1923. Serial No. 675,256.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I. DICKEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Tent, which invention is fully set forth .inthe following specification.

Mycinvention has for its object to provide a tent frame whereby a tentparticularly of lo the palmetto type may be easily erected and the wallssuitably stretched. The invention provides a foldable means of lightweight that may be easily positioned in the erection of the tent, andwhereby the walls including the top .may be readily stretched and whichdispenses with the use of a central pole as well as of end central polesfor the support of the tent.

The invention may be contained in devices that vary in form. -Toillustrate a practical application of the invention I have selected apalmetto tent and a supportin frame containing the invention and shalldescribe it hereinafter. The tent selected is shown in the accompanyingdrawings.

Fig. 1 of the drawings shows a'diagonal sectional view' taken throughopposite corners of the tent to illustrate in a general way theproportions of the parts. Fig. 2 is a showing a wall distending means.Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4illustrates a socketfor en-' gaging the peak of the tent. Fig. 5illustrates a top disk for securing stay ropes to the tent.

The tent is formed of a suitable fabric,

. such as canvas, that is cut and sewed to-,

gether to produce a palmetto form of tent. The walls 1, including thetop, as well as the side walls of the tent, are stretched by a framethat mav be easily positioned within the tent. The tent is providedpreferably with a floor 2 also formed of suitable fabric, such ascanvas. The ,floor 2 may be spread and if desired stretched andmaintained in its position by means of straps 3 and stakes 4.'

To sustain the walls of the tent, separable or jointed, upright members5 may be provided which are located in the corners of the tent. In theconstruction shown each upright is formed of tubular parts 6 and 7having end portions that interfit so as to securely connect the parts inalignment. One end horizontal sectional view and a broken view.

of one of the parts may be swaged so as to fit one of the ends of theother part to thus produce an exceedingly light and yet very strongsupporting member. The lower part of the member is securely connected.inthe corner of the tent as by the strip 8 that is sewed to form apocket in which the lower part 6 of the member tightly fits. Thismaintains the part 6 in position in the tent and makes the erection ofthe tent easy. All that is necessary, is to set the end of the otherpart of the upright into the end of the lower part.

The up er ends of the uprights are connected together by means fordistending the upper ends of the uprights and the peak of the tent whichstretches the walls of the tent and renders the tent exceedingly stableand the walls smooth and taut. The upper ends of the uprights areconnected together by means of links 9 that are pivotally connected. Inthe form of the tent shown they extend through the axis of the tent andare knife hingedly connected with the central member 10 having the arms11. The arms 11 are channeled on their under sides, as at 12, and theends of the links 9 project in the channels and are hingedly connectedto the member 10 within the channels and so as to prevent any lateralmovements of the links as relative to the member 10, or rotativemovements of the member 10 relative to the links, and also to preventthe links from being raised above a certain angle with respect to thetop of the member 10, or to prevent the .member- 10 from.beingforceddown or low- .13 in order to fit the channels 12 formed inthe arms 11- of the central piece or part 10.

The links 9 may be connected to the upper ends of the corner uprights 5by any suitable means. In the form of construction shown the links 9 arepivotally connectedto cups or sockets 14 that may be readily placed overthe upper ends of the uprights 5. The tops of the cups or sockets 14 isrounded to prevent penetration of the canvas that forms the tent. Theouter ends of the links are hingedly connected to ears located at thesides of the sockets. If, therefore, member 10 is located well above theupper ends of the uprights and the links are connected to 119 theuprights throu h the sockets and the member is pulle down the sides ofthe tent may be stretched by reason of the out- .wa'rd movement of thecorner uprights. The

miht occur in case of wetting of the tent 1i prevent the canvas frombecommgunduly permanently stretched. A screw member 15 is threaded throuh the part 10 and engages the peak 16 of t c tent. The peak may beprovided with a socket 17 that is connected to a pair of discs 18 bymeans of the in or stud l9 and the nut '20 which will e ectually closethe peak and yet prevent tearin of thetent. ,The end of the screw mem or15 is located. in the socket 17 and when rotated will push the peak upand force the part 10 down thus causing the corners to spread andsuitably spread the walls. A crank 2l may be connected to the end of thescrew 15 for convenience of operation of the screw.

I have thus produced by my invention an exceedingly attractive tent andone that may be easily erected and one which willwithstand winds andstorms of considerable violence. The distending of the corners and thepeak of the tent and consequently of the uprights of the tent willspread the cloth to form a smooth, surface and thus give the tent apleasing appearance.

Theoutside disc 18 may be provided with ears 23 having openings. forreceiving stay ropes. V

I claim:

1. In a tent, a distending means having parts extending inwardly fromthe corners of the tent and hingedly jointed together in a central partof thetent, an element located intermediate the top of the tent and thejoint for holding the joint of the parts downward by the tension of thetop.

2. In a tent, a distending means having parts extending inwardly fromthe corners of the tent and hingedly jointed together in'a central partof the tent, and an adjustable element located intermediate the top ofthe tent and the joint for holding the melee-e joint of the partsdownward bythe tension of the top.

3. In a tent, a distending-means having parts extending inwardly fromthe corners of the tent and hingedly jointed together r of the tent andhinfgedly jointed together in a central part 0 the tent, an elementlocated intermediate the top of the tent and the joint for holding thejoint of the parts downward by the tension of the top and uprightsconnected to the parts at the corners of the tent.

5. In a tent, a distending means having parts extending inwardly fromthe corners of the tent and hingedly jointed to ether in a central partof the tent, a threaded: rota table member located intermediate the topof the tent and the joint for forcing the joint downward and the topupwards and uprights connected to the parts at the corners of the tent.

6. In a tent, uprights located in the corners of the tentand'connected'together by links hingedly jointed together in a cena tralpart of the tent and an element located intermediate the top of the tentand the joint for forcing the joint' of the parts downward andstretching the sides of the tent by the tension of the top. I

7. In a tent, uprights located in the corners of the; tent andconnected'together by links hingedly jointed together in a central partof the tent and an adjustable element located-intermediate the top ofthe tent and the joint for forcing the joint of the arts'downward andstretching the sides of t e tent by the tension of the top.

'8. In a tent, jointed uprights located in the corners of the tent,socketsfor receiving the upper ends of the uprights, links connectingthe sockets and bin edly connected at the central part of t e tent, asocket member located in the peak ofthe tent and an adjustable memberlocated intermediate the joint of the links and the socket'of the peakfor stretchin the walls of the tent by the pressure of t epeak of thetent on the socket member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this;specification.

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